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M Health Fairview to remove race as a factor in pregnancy, maternal health screenings

M Health Fairview to remove race as a factor in pregnancy, maternal health screenings

By July, all pregnant patients at M Health Fairview will be universally screened for various maternal and fetal conditions, regardless of the patient’s race.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Whooping cough cases are rising again in the US

Whooping cough cases are rising again in the US

Preliminary data from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. has seen 8,485 cases of whooping cough in 2025. That's twice as many cases as this time last year, based on the CDC’s final tally.

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Longtime Stearns County commissioner at center of dispute over competency resigns

Longtime Stearns County commissioner at center of dispute over competency resigns

Leigh Lenzmeier has represented District 4 in the city of St. Cloud for 34 years. He has suffered ongoing health problems. For the past year, he has been in an assisted living facility in Buffalo and attended county meetings virtually.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Air pollution still plagues nearly half of Americans. That does a number on our health

Air pollution still plagues nearly half of Americans. That does a number on our health

Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.
by Alejandra Borunda

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Understanding autism

Understanding autism

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with experts and advocates about the rise in autism diagnoses, what autism is, what it isn’t and why the conversation matters.
by Angela Davis and Nikhil Kumaran

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